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Extramuros - Capítulo 12: Jim Amaral

Por Salvador Arbeláez

February 25, 2025

The 12-episode documentary series Extramuros, broadcast on the public television channel Señal Colombia (RTVC), is a cultural interview-based program dedicated to contemporary art and artists working in Colombia. The series focuses especially on artistic process, context, and the social role of art. In this episode, the work of Colombian-American artist Jim Amaral—known for his drawings and bronze sculptures—is explored through a conversation in which he reflects on the role of solitude throughout his life and artistic practice.

Jim Amaral: Tiempos del Nunca

La Cometa Gallery, Bogotá,

May 25, 2025

This is a detailed video of the exhibition Jim Amaral: Tiempos del Nunca at the La Cometa Gallery in Bogotá, Colombia from February to April 2015. The exhibition focused on the artist's work from 2007 to 2015.

VICE Meets: Jim Amaral

María Rivas

November 22, 2017

The artist Jim Amaral was a cultural disruptor in the 1960s, with controversial works alluding to sex that caused a stir in conservative Colombia. For over fifty years, Amaral has created drawings, collages, paintings, and sculptures in bronze and steel that challenged accepted social norms. We went to his studio to talk and get to know him better; to ask him how he came to Colombia, to learn about the reactions his work generated at the time, and to understand the legacy he is leaving behind.